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German justice ministers call for stronger action against illegal gambling

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At their 96th conference in Leipzig on 7 November, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony backed stronger criminal enforcement against illegal gambling, including the use of Fungames machines. The states asked the federal justice minister to consider expanding investigative powers and increasing penalties; Lower Saxony’s justice minister said the current maximum sentence of five years was insufficient.

Operators of illegal gambling machines may face expanded investigations and higher penalties if federal authorities adopt the states’ proposals.

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